Cost Accountant

• Sep 2020 - Present

Cost Accountant

• Oct 2017 - Feb 2020

Assistance with month-end closings. Perform variance analyses and other analyses upon request. Work extensively with engineering to improve accuracy of routers and bills of materials for costing purposes. Create tools used for production and planning purposes. Work extensively with ERP implementation team to design and implement new ERP system. Design and document company procedures related to cost accounting. Write queries for various departments to meet their needs for reporting and ad hoc analysis. Assist in regular month-end closing activities. Show less

Cost Accountant

• 2015 - 2017

Assistance with month-end closings. Preparation of yearly budget. Calculation of actual unit costs. Performed variance analyses and other analyses upon request. Performed NPV and IRR calculations for proposed projects. Monitored actual performance of new projects after implementation. Assisted in development of work procedures during new system implementation. Created queries and other tools to automate work processes. Worked closely with manufacturing to identify inefficiencies and their causes. Show less

Senior Financial Analyst

• 2014 - 2015

Assistance with month-end closings. Preparation of yearly budget, weekly and quarterly forecasts, and various analyses upon request. Created tools to perform variance analysis and to assist in estimating monthly results. Assistance with month-end closings. Preparation of yearly budget, weekly and quarterly forecasts, and various analyses upon request. Created tools to perform variance analysis and to assist in estimating monthly results.

Cost Accountant

• 2009 - 2014

Performed regular closing activities, cost allocations, calculated standard and actual unit costs and performed variance analyses. Prepared budgeted and actual income statements. Performed what-if analyses and other analyses for management upon request. Identified problems related to scrap, labor efficiencies, and cost of raw materials. Extensive work with production, engineering, purchasing, and IT to improve the quality and accuracy of accounting inputs. Extensive work with management and other departments to determine their information needs from accounting. Extensive revision of accounting processes and procedures to improve the usefulness and timeliness of accounting outputs. Designed and implemented process automations for accounting and other departments. Provided IT assistance and training for various departments. Designed and helped implement cycle count system. Designed, tested, and implemented new information system for the company’s repair division. Show less

Assistant Controller

• 2006 - 2007

Assisted with month-end closings. Performed bank reconciliations. Booked all closings on home sales. Performed various routine accounting functions. Assisted with transition from Buildsoft to JD Edwards. Assisted with month-end closings. Performed bank reconciliations. Booked all closings on home sales. Performed various routine accounting functions. Assisted with transition from Buildsoft to JD Edwards.

Cost Accountant

• 2003 - 2006

Performed all yearly and monthly closing activities. Prepared yearly budget. Calculated standard and actual unit costs. Performed variance analyses and other analyses for management upon request. Helped implement the company accounting system at the new US facility in Florida. Acted as liaison between corporate management in Italy and local management in Florida. Worked closely with sister plant in Poland to resolve inter-company supply issues. Trained managers and others in the company budgeting process. Assisted other departments in preparing their portion of the yearly budget. Identified numerous manufacturing problems related to scrap, labor efficiencies, and cost of raw materials. Worked closely with IT department in Italy to resolve problems with computer reports thus greatly improving the quality of accounting inputs and outputs. Monitored the accounting process looking for errors and ways to improve the system. Worked with other departments to better understand their informational needs from accounting and how to meet those needs in the most efficient manner possible. Greatly streamlined the month-end reporting process by eliminating unneeded reports, simplifying remaining reports, and posting the reporting package on-line instead of printing and distributing. Acted as controller during final months before plant shut down. Show less

Cost Accountant

• 1999 - 2003

Performed consolidated cost accounting functions for the group. Calculated unit costs for factories in Italy and South America. Performed variance analyses. Assisted with preparation of consolidated yearly budget and consolidated monthly actual results. Uncovered numerous costing irregularities at various factories in the company. Acted as liaison between corporate management in Italy and personnel at foreign (non-Italian) facilities. Helped document the company wide cost accounting procedures. Translated company website and various marketing materials from Italian to English. Assisted top management on numerous occasions with language issues concerning contracts and other documents written in English. Show less